Flag of Nottinghamshire

The flag of Nottinghamshire was registered with the Flag Institute in 2011.[2] The flag includes a white-fimbriated red St George's Cross on a green background, and a green silhouette of James Woodford's bronze statue of Robin Hood on a white shield[1] located close to Nottingham Castle. [3]

Nottinghamshire
County Flag of Nottinghamshire
UseCounty flag
Proportion3:5
Adopted20 May 2011; 13 years ago (20 May 2011)
DesignA white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a green field, defaced with a white shield charged with a green silhouette of James Woodford's bronze statue of Robin Hood
Designed byBBC Radio Nottingham[1]

Flag design

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Andy Whittaker of BBC Radio Nottingham organised a competition following a suggestion by two of his listeners, Jane Bealby and Mike Gaunt. The final design was made up of elements from the designs submitted by a number of people to the radio station for consideration as the new county flag.

The Pantone colours for the flag are:[2]

Scheme Green[4] Red[5] White
Pantone (paper) 364 C 186 C Safe
HEX #4A7729 #C8102E #FFFFFF
CMYK 18.0.31.53 2.100.85.6 0.0.0.0
RGB 74, 119, 41 200, 16, 46 255, 255, 255

2011 competition finalists

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Flag of Nottinghamshire County Council

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Flag of Nottinghamshire County Council

The Banner of Arms of the Nottinghamshire County Council has a large stylized gold oak tree representing Sherwood Forest defacing a wavy blue and white horizontal wave pattern representing the Trent River that runs across the country.

References

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  1. ^ a b "County flag design is unveiled". BBC News Online. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b Bartram, Graham (20 May 2011). "Nottinghamshire". flaginstitute.org. The Flag Institute. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Robin Hood Statue (Nottingham Castle) - International Robin Hood Bibliography". www.irhb.org. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. ^ PANTONE. "PANTONE 364 C – find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ^ PANTONE. "PANTONE 186 C – find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2022.